Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Springfield, TN
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $3,350.00
Grand Champion: Pig Destroyer (698.2172) · 30 teams
Entries
30
4 categories
Top score
698.2172
Winning margin
0.5368
GC over RC
Field average
664.62
median 662.16
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8740
what a walk cost here
Field spread
91.9656
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350.00
on the line
Double threats
6
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 42%
beats 58% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1511
avg power rating going in · stronger than 16% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Big James Kitchen has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 93% of every championship in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Springfield, TN | 30 | 698.2172 | Pig Destroyer |
| 2024-06-07 | Springfield, TN | 33 | 531.9656 | Hogs B Hatin' |
| 2025-06-13 | Springfield, TN | 36 | 535.4172 | Big James Kitchen |
| 2026-06-12 | Springfield, TN | 32 | 535.4288 | Big James Kitchen |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series — Anything butt
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | B.G.Q. | |
| 4 | Serious Hog | |
| 5 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 6 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 7 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 8 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 9 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 10 | Holy Smoke | |
| 11 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 12 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 13 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 14 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 15 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 16 | A&R Q | |
| 17 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 18 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 19 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 21 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 22 | High on the Hawg | |
| 23 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 24 | The Blazers | |
| 25 | Big G BBQ | |
| 26 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 27 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 28 | RT Que | |
| 29 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 30 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats |
Competitor Series — Chicken
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 2 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 6 | High on the Hawg | |
| 7 | RT Que | |
| 8 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 9 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 10 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 11 | Big G BBQ | |
| 12 | A&R Q | |
| 13 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 14 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 15 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 17 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 18 | B.G.Q. | |
| 19 | Serious Hog | |
| 20 | Holy Smoke | |
| 21 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats | |
| 23 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 24 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 25 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 26 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 27 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 28 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 29 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 30 | The Blazers |
Competitor Series — Overall
30 entries · top 698.2172 · median 662.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 5 | B.G.Q. | |
| 6 | High on the Hawg | |
| 7 | A&R Q | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 9 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 10 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 13 | Big G BBQ | |
| 14 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 17 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Holy Smoke | |
| 19 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 20 | RT Que | |
| 21 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 23 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 24 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 25 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 26 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 27 | The Blazers | |
| 28 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 29 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 30 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats |
Competitor Series — Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | High on the Hawg | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 4 | A&R Q | |
| 5 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 6 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 7 | Big G BBQ | |
| 8 | B.G.Q. | |
| 9 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 10 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 13 | The Blazers | |
| 14 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats | |
| 15 | RT Que | |
| 16 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 17 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Holy Smoke | |
| 19 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 20 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 21 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 22 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 23 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 24 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 25 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 27 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 28 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 30 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon |
Competitor Series — Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.G.Q. | |
| 2 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 5 | High on the Hawg | |
| 6 | A&R Q | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 8 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 9 | Big G BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 11 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 12 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 13 | Serious Hog | |
| 14 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 15 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 16 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 17 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 18 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | The Blazers | |
| 20 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 21 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 23 | RT Que | |
| 24 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 25 | Holy Smoke | |
| 26 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 27 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 28 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 29 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 30 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats |